Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-01-16
SPORTING.
BASE BALL.

President Spaulding has just completed
a fine gymnasium in Chicago, which was
opened to the public on Tuesday night.
1t is not improbable that Chicago, in
order to get Glasscock, will make a dicker,
with Ed. Williamson as a part of the
bonus.
The exercises which many base ball
players get on toboggan slides this winter
should put them in fine trim for next sea
son.
In recent game in San Francisco, Catch
er Daily, Of the Chicagos, is credited with
seventeen put outs, three assists and one
error.
Sam Bittle, n well-known Canadian
pugilist, has entered the arena as q pitcher.
He will play with the Minneapolis team
next season.
1t is probable that Wheeling may or
ganize a nine, and together with Zanes-
vile and other Ohio towns form an inter
state League.
Kappell, of Cincinnati, seems to be in
great demand. Several clubs would like
to engage him in case the Porkopolis club
would let him 60, which isn't probable.
Manager Gaffney wishes the rumors con-
corning his alleged dissatisfaction with
the Washington club denied. lie has cast
his lot with that team and intends to stick.
Sam Barley is now looking for the
man who circulated the report that he was
stage-struck. Sam acknowledges that he
is "a blonde, but he says that has nothing
to do with the case.
The standing of the Cleveland League
club during the six years it was a member
of the older body was as follows: 1879,
sixth; 1850, third: ISL, seventh; 1882,
fifth; 1855, fourth; 1884, seventh.
Cusick, of the Philadelphias, has fallen
away TO n skeleton. He has lost thirty
pounds of flesh since the close of last sea
son. He says he feels better and expects
to do good work behind the bat this year.
Phil Baker will be used as n substitute
next season by the Washingtons. He
will alternate Oh first and in the 0utlield,
and, if necessary, will 80 behind the bat.
Quite a handy man to have lying around
loose.
Tony Mullane was one of the victims of
the Dow liquor law recently. lie owed $3.50
in taxes, which he either refused or was I'M
able to pay. The result was that TOny's
stock and fixtures were hauled away To be
sold ut auction.
Under the rules of the American Associ-
alton the players are required to furnish
their own uniforms. The Cincinnati club,
however, will provide its men with an adj
ditional suit, the cost of which will be paid
by the club, and not by the members ofthe
team. The additional uniform will he used
on trips, and will be made of gray mater
ial.-Cm. Eng.
Flynn, who will cover right field for the
new Cleveland club, comes from the Deca-
tur (Ill.) club. He played third base and
right field in forty games, with averages
of Dos batting and $50 fielding. Most of
the games were against League and Asso-
citation clubs, lie is daring base runner,
% years old, 5 feet % inches high and
weighs l65 pounds.
We are aStonished to read that. Jack
GlasScock is Il ship carpenter by trade"
We knew he was last winter, and for ten
winters before last, but aS the annual an
nouncement was so late being made this
winter, we began to think Jack might have
abandoned the trade of ship carpcntcring,
and taken up that of hall playing for the
sake OF playing the game of his liIe.-Cin.
Com. Ga.
Savannah has organized new base ball
association, the old one rendering them
the franchise gratis. A hundred shares
have already been subscribed. The first
installment has been paid in, which was
sufficient to make good the guarantee of
-, 900 last Monday. !. q. Haas, Secre-
tary-Trcasnrer of the old association, has
been made President of the new. He is a
splendid business man and well up in the
''points." -.
There will be an unusually large num-
Der of young players in the profession next
season, particularly in the League" says
President young. ''The ranks are usually
recruited from well-grown young fellows
in their teens or just out Of them, but |
cannot remember a season when 80 many
Of them have been signed. New York
will have n very large contingent Of kids
on the junior team, and | shall be sur
prised if they do not develop several fine
players"